Barbecue and grill



A. A. BEALs 2,506,698, v BARBECUE AND GRILL A 5 sheets-sneu 1 May 9, 1950 Filed Jan. V26, 1948V v ATTORNEYS.

May 9, 1950 A. A. BEALs 2,506,698

BARBECUE AND GRILL Filed Jan. 26, 1948 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS o May 9, 1950 A. A. BEALS 2,506,698

BARBECUE AND GRILL INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 9, 1950 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE .BARBECUE AND GRILL Albert Allen Beals, SpringfieldMo.

Application January 26, 1948, Serial No. 4,389

v2 Claims..

rDhis inventionrelates to a. barbecue-.-and. grill cooking `uni-t of the 'charcoal burning 'type'.

An important object of the invention is `to provideia combined barbecue and grill. cooking unit which vis wheel supportedso that `it .may be" .readily moved from place to place, to meet various requirementsof use.

Anotherimportant vobject of the invention. is to prnvi'de a. devi-ce oi" this character including a Apivo'te'd frying pan andra' pivoted grill, the .fry--V ingypan and grill being so constructed. that they may be Areadily moved toa position'directly over the fco'als ol.Y the'fgri'lLdfor cooking. articles positionedfor. placed thereon.

Still'v anotherV object of' the invention is to provide` means whereby the" frying pan or; grill may be moved vertically and retained in such Vertical position, thereby Aregulating the :heat of the grill or pan toinsure `the proper cooking Yof they material placed in the pan or onv the With the foregoing raznd other objects iin view which will vappear as .the descriptionv proceeds; the invention consists of certain novel ydetails of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and. pointed out in the claims, 'it being understood. that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement' of parts without departing 'from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevational 'View of. a portable grill, constructedr in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational View of the device.

Fig. 4 is a vsectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken. on line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a vsectional View taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. '7 is a sectional View taken on line 'l-'I of Fig. 4.

is a rear leg member 1.6- which .leg member extends rearwardly yas. at Il, providing a support for the rear `end of the portable grill.

The upper. ends of the vfront leg members v5 and rear leg member it, are connected by means ci the rectangular .frame I I which is connected to the upper ends of the leg members by welding.

This frame il' is provided with a. well portion forming the i'ire box. lf2 in which the .grate |63 is positioned, the grate providing the support for the fuel which in the present case may be charcoal briskettes, or .lumps of charcoal.

The reference characterv Mvindicates a bracket which is secured tothe front side of the fire box i 2, the bracket providing a support for the tubular bearingv l5 that is secured to the rectangular frame H, the tubular bearing being preferably formed integral with the bracket I4.

This tubular bearing l5 provides a support-for the upper portion of they grill supporting rodv I6 which is provided with the pin I'lthat extends therethrough with the ends extended beyond the rod it'. A tubular bearing 2i) is Welded to the arm it' and extends to a point adjacent to the upperV end of the rod i6', the tubular bearing having the notch 2l formedl in the lower end thereof that iits over the pin Il, holding the tubular bearing and grill i9, secured thereto against rotation on theA rod It. Secured to the upper end of the tubular member 26 is theoperating handle 23V by means of which.Y the tubular bearing 2B- and grill may be lifted and rotated from a position as shown by Fig.. 1 of the drawings, to a position outwardly, directly over the work table 2.4 that extendsv forwardly from the device and onv which dishes or pansv may be supported for the convenience of the operator. l As clearly shown. by the drawings, one of the front leg members 5y is formed with.v an opening that aligns with the openings in. the disks 25 and 25, in wlfiichrA openings the. bolt 2- operates. ASecured to the disk 2li and. rotatable on. the bolt 2l', is. the lever 28,. the lever being connected with the arm`29 that 'has its lower end 3E? exitended inwardly.

Mounted on the bolt 21, is the coiled spring 3i that has one end thereof bearing against the leg 5 at one side of the device, the oppositeend of the spring. abutting the washer 32 `held in4 position by .meansv of the bolt 3.3 that is` positioned on the threaded end 3d of the bolt. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the tension of the coiled spring 3l may be regulated to increase or decrease the pressure between the contacting faces of the disks 25 and 2t, thereby providing a clutch of the friction type to restrict movement of the lever and grill operated thereby. This lever 28 is of a length to extend to a point adjacent to the opposite front leg of the device on which the lever is pivoted.

The grill supporting rod I6 is formed with an annular flange 35 that rests on the disk 38 which has an outwardly extended lip 31 formed with a cut outV portion for the reception of the arm 29, which moves vertically therein. Coiled spring 38 is disposed between the disk 36 and inturned end 30 of the arm 29, thereby providing a yieldable connection -between the arm 29 and the lower end of the grill supporting rod I6. The cotter lpin 4l extends through the rod l5 below the inturned end 30 holding the arm 29 on the rod I6.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to this construction, when the lever 28 is operated vertically, the -grill will be raised and lowered to meet various requirements. That is if the `lire is exceptionally hot and hasy a tendency to vburn the material resting on the grill and being cooked, it is only necessary to elevate the grill the frictional contact `between the disks 25 and V29actin'g to hold the lever in its adjusted positions.

- Secured to the under surface of the rectangular frame ll at a point adjacent to the rear thereof, is a depending bearing 39 to which the control arm or handle 49 is connected, whereby the device may be moved from place to place. This tubular bearing 39 provides a support for the vertical rod 4| which carries the annular flange 42 at its lower end, which annular ange rests against the disk i3 and has a laterally extended lip 44 formed with a notch in which the arm 45 operates to prevent rotary movement 'of the rod 4l, under normal conditions.

The coiled spring 36 rests on the inturned end 4l of the arm 45, while the upper end of the spring engages the disk 43 normally urging the disk into contactV with the annular enlargement 42, setting up friction Yto retard rotary movement ofthe rod 4l. lIlhe cotter pin 42' extends through the rod 4l, below the inturned end 4l holding the arm l5 to the rod 9|'.

`The operating lever 4l is secured to the friction disk 48 that bears against the friction disk 49, both disks 98 and 49 being mounted on the bolt 5U on which the coiled spring 5l is also mounted, the coiled spring acting to urge the disks 48 and 49 together providing a friction clutch to regulate movement of the lever 41 to hold the lever in its positions of adjustment. Passing through the ro-d 4l with its ends extended beyond the sides of the rod 4l is the pin v52 which is received in the notch 2l formed on the lower end of the tubular bearing 53. Secured to the upper end of the bearing 53, is the handle 59 byr means of which the frying pan k55owhich is secured thereto, may be lifted and rotated from the position as shown by Fig. 1, of the drawings, to a position directly over the fire box to cook material positioned within the fryingV pan.

' From the foregoing it will be seen thatl due Y to the construction shown and described, I have provided a barbecue and grill cooking unit,

, Vwherein a grill and frying pan are secured thereto, so that they may be readily rotated to a position directly above the grate I3 to cook articles positioned thereon. The grill may be rotated to a position remote from the fire box, and the frying pan rotated to take a position directly over the nre box for cooking purposes. It will also be seen that the grill or frying pan may be readily elevated lor lifted from their supporting rods and the food cooked thereon served direct from the -grill or frying pan.

By operating the levers 28 and 4l', the grill and frying pan may be elevated and adjusted vertically with respect to the fire within the re box, to meet various requirements of cookmg. Y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a portable grill, a frame, a re box mounted on the frame, a vertical grill supporting rod, a vertically movable arm secured to the frame and having a right-angled lower end formed with an opening in which one end of the grill supporting rod is secured, a disk through which the grill supporting rod extends, said disk being spaced above the right-angled end of the arm, an annular ange on the grill supporting rod, resting on the disk supporting said rod,-an expansible coiled spring disposed between the right angled end of the rod and disk, normally urging the disk into frictional contact with the flange restricting rotary movement of the grill supporting rod with respect to the vertically movable arm, and a lever pivotally connected with the vertically movable arm for moving said arm, vertically adjusting the grill with respect to the fire box, and means for holding the grill in its positions of adjustment.

2. In aV portable grill, a frame, a fire box mounted on the frame, a vertical grill supporting rod mounted at the side of the frame, a vertically movable arm having a right-angled 1ower`end formed with an opening in which the lower end of the grill supporting rod is secured, means for yieldably holding the grill supporting rod in its normal position with respect to the vertically movable arm, an operating lever connected with the vertically movable arm, means for connecting the operating lever to the frame of the grill, said operating lever operating to raise and lower the vertically movable arm and grill supporting rod, and means for holding the lever in various positions of adjustment whereby said grill is yieldlclyY supported in spaced relation with the fire ox. Y

ALBERT ALLEN BEALS.

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